Kursen ingår i dessa läroplaner och studiehelheter
Nivå/kategori
Undervisningsspråk
Engelska
Kurstyp
Obligatorisk
Rekommenderat studieår
3
Omfattning
5 sp
Kompetensmål
The aim of the course is to introduce theoretical perspectives and concepts in research on health and social services in order to help students to understand the importance of scientific reasoning, to evaluate why/how various interventions and research methods are appropriately chosen and used, and to see examples of the application of the scientific research process and to help students understand and evaluate different methods for gaining knowledge and writing a thesis work
Läranderesultat
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- formulate appropriate research questions in their own field of expertise
- understand the main differences in a qualitative and a quantitative research approach
- understand and apply the steps of a research process to their own thesis work
-is expected to be able to to choose methods for and under supervision do his/her thesis
Innehåll
The philosophy, theory and practice of research, paradigms and perspectives. The scope of research and the research process.Working with texts (content analysis), designing questionnaires, interviews. Developing practice by action research,critcal incident- and case studies
Förkunskaper
Introduction to scientific methods, scientific writing, information retrieval
Kursen ersätter följande kurser
Basics in and specific Research Methods
Litteratur
Kumar, R. 1999. Research Methodology. A step-by-step guide for beginners. London: SAGE publications. ISBN 0 7619 62131
Studieaktiviteter
- Föreläsningar - 50 timmar
- Övningsbaserad undervisning - 20 timmar
- Självstudier - 60 timmar
Arbetsbelastning
- Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 130 timmar
- Varav självstyrda studieformer: 60 timmar
- Varav schemalagda studier: 70 timmar
Undervisningsform
Närundervisning
Examinationsformer
- Tentamina
- Uppsatser
Lärare
- Kimberley Nigel
- Lejonqvist Gun-Britt
Examinator
Lejonqvist Gun-Britt
Kursens hemsida
Antal kursplatser
Ingen begränsning
Kursens slutdatum
Slutdatum meddelas senare
Delprestation i kraft till
12 månader efter kursens slutdatum
Kursens tidtabell
3.9.08 Definitions, levels and forms of knowledge and research
5.9.08 The literature review
12.9.08 Formulating the research idea and the - questionsand research designs
17.9.08 Data collection, sampling
23.9.08 Analyzing and interpreting data and presenting the research results
25.9.08 Discussion, validity and reliability
30.9.08 WRITTEN EXAMINATION(Kumar, R. 1999)
1.10.08 Working with text and content analyses
8.10.08 Interviews
10.10.08 Observations
14.10.08 Questionnaires
16.10.08 Case studies
21.10.08 Action research
23.10.08 THESIS PLAN PRESENTATION (methoddiscussion)
Examinationsformer
- 2008-12-11 - Tentamina
- Datum meddelas senare - Uppsatser